Agenda item

PERMISSION

Description of application - Demolition of six lock-up units and garages and erection of 4 three bedroom and 1 one bedroom terraced houses over 2/3 storeys with associated landscaping, parking and refuse stores.

Oral representations in support of the application were received at the meeting.

Councillor Auld had visited the site and looked to the applicant for assurance

that the proposed Construction Plan would be managed carefully to address the narrowness of the road and take into account the increased heavy vehicles and traffic flow during the construction process.

Members having considered the report, objections and representations, RESOLVED that PERMISSION be GRANTED as recommended, subject to the conditions and informatives set out in the report of the Chief Planner with an amendment to Conditions 4 and 9 to read:-

“4.  Details of all external materials, including roof cladding, wall facing materials and cladding, window glass, door and window frames, decorative features, rainwater goods and paving where appropriate, shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority prior to commence of any development above ground level. The development shall be carried out in accordance with the approved details.

REASON: In order to comply with Policy BE1 of the Unitary Development Plan and in the interest of the appearance of the building and the visual amenities of the area.

9.  The vehicular access details and turning area hereby approved shall be completed before any part of the development hereby permitted is first occupied. There shall be no obstruction to visibility in excess of 0.9 metres in height within the approved splays except for trees selected by the Authority and which shall be permanently retained.

REASON: In the interest of pedestrian and vehicular safety and to comply with Policy T18 of the Unitary Development Plan and Policy 6.12 of the London Plan.”